Improvement in reed-organs



L. K. FULLER.

REED-ORGAN.

No.1'75,447. Patented March 28,1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI K. FULLER, OF BRATTLEBOROUGH, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO J. ESTEY 85.00.,OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN REED-ORGANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175.447, dated March28, 1876; application filed February 23, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI K. FULLER, of Brattleborough, in the county ofWindham and State of Vermont, have invented, and assigned to J. ESTEY &00., of the same place, certain Improvements in Reed-Organs, of whichthe following is a specification:

My invention relates solely to the combination and arrangement of anextra set of reeds, placed on the same foundatioirboard with theprincipal sets of reeds, and usually at some distance therefrom, withthe said principal sets, and a valve of peculiar construction,especially adapted to this arrangement, and which enables me to operateor control all of the sets of reeds with one set of trackerpins, as willbe hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through thereed-cells and closed valve, illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same, showing the valve open. e

Let A represent the usual foundation-board of a reed-organ, and B theprincipal reeds or sets of reeds, which may be arranged in the usualmanner. The valve consists of two sections, 0 O, pivoted at the outerends in the usual manner, provided with the usual springs D D, andflexibly hinged together at the adjoining inner ends by a continuousstrip of flexible packing, E. F is a tracker-pin of the usual kind,which impinges upon the section 0. Pressure upon the trackerpin raisesthe valve from its seat, as shown in Fig. 2.

I wish it to he understood that the abovedescribed valve is not myinvention, and I do not claim it as such. It forms, however, with otherelements which I will now describe, a part of my combination andarrangement.

Mounted upon the same foundation-board A with the principal sets ofreeds B in the same horizontal and vertical planes, and at anyconvenient distance therefrom, is an extra set of reeds, G. thevalve-openings to which are controlled by the same valves and the sametracker-pins that control the principal sets of reeds.

Heretofore various methods have been adopted for efiecting the resultshere obtained; but the long-hinged valve which I use in this combinationhas never before been so used. Its use enables me to make my combinationmuch simpler in construction and arrangement than any before used, andsomewhat cheaper. It is also easier of adjustment and repair, and lessliable to become disordered.

My reasons for using the hinged valve is, that a much longer valve canbe safely controlled by one tracker-pin than in the case of the oldplain valve, and this enables me to place the extra set of reeds at agreater distance from the principal set.

By the use of the hinged valve I get, also, about double the length ofopening for the same throw or movement of the tracker-pin.

I claim- The combination, with the principal sets of reeds B,tracker-pin F, and hinged valve 0 O, of the extra set of reeds Gr,mounted upon the same foundationboard with the principal sets of reeds,and in the same planes, controlled by the same valves, and actuated bythe same tracker-pins, substantially as specified and shown.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

. LEVI K. FULLER.

Witnesses:

W. S. UNDERWOOD, W. WM. H. OHILDs.

